Nirmala Innovations and Incubation Council (NIIC)Nirmala Innovations and Incubation Council (NIIC)was established and approved under MHRD’s AICTE-IIC in the year 2018.It focuses on creating complete ecosystem which will foster the culture of Innovation among the students of Nirmala College of Pharmacy. NIIC encourages the students and faculties foridea generation, pre-incubationand developing and shaping Start-up’sfor the future.Functions of Nirmala Innovations and Incubation Council (NIIC)1.To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship related activitiesas prescribed by the Central MIC, MHRD, Govt. of India.2.Identify and reward innovations and share success stories of Entrepreneurs and Start Up’s.3.Organize periodic workshops/seminars/interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, Industry Professionals and create a mentor pool for student Innovators.4.Promotes networking with peers and National Entrepreneurship Development Organization.5.Organize Young Scientist Award Competitions, Smart India Hackathon, Ideation Workshops, Design Thinking and Evaluation workshops, Problem Solving workshops, Drug Discovery Hackathons, KAPILA Programme for promoting awareness regarding filing Patents.6.Provide mentorship of Innovation Ambassadors from Nirmala Innovations and Incubation Council (NIIC)to Academic Institutions to open Innovation and Incubation Centres.7.Provides opportunity to faculties for participating in the Annual Innovation Ambassador Training by AICTE,MHRD, Govt. of India.8.NIIC also provides seed funds and grants for promoting Innovations, Prototype Medical Devices, Medical App development

FUNDS SECURED FOR RESEARCH

The Nirmala Innovations and Incubations Centre received a Research Grant from Tuberculosis Association of India,New Delhi for conducting Research on “Artificial Intelligence based elucidation of mechanism of Rifampicin Resistance” in the year 2019. Principal Investigator: Dr. Sailendra Kumar Mahanta,President, Nirmala Innovations and Incubation Centre,Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri.

Co-Investigator: Dr. Sk.Abdul Rahaman, Principaland Professor,Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri.The following are the members of Nirmala Innovations and Incubation Council (NIIC), Nirmala College of Pharmacy, Mangalagiri.